* Poppyseed have high concentration of minerals, vitamins, dietary fibers and electrolytes that assist human body as well as circulatory system.
* It also possesses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that help to promote immunity as well as cell damage.
* Poppyseed Oil : One cup of 218 grams of Poppy seeds are notable for being especially high in tocopherols other than [[Vitamin E]] (alpha-tocopherol). Poppyseed oil is comprised of 1927 calories and 218 from one source has been reported to contain 30.9 mg gamma-tocopherol per 100 g of total lipid fat. It also offers 24.85 mg of Vitamin Econtains alpha and gamma tocotrienols, 29but not others.43 g Compared to other vegetable oils, poppyseed oil has a moderate amount of total saturated fatphytosterols: higher than soybean oil and peanut oil, 23lower than safflower oil, sesame oil, wheat germ oil, corn oil, and rice bran oil.108 g Sterols in poppyseed oil consist almost entirely of palmitic acidcampesterol, 6stigmasterol, sitosterol and delta 5-avenasterol.322 g of stearic Poppyseed oil is high in linoleic acid, 42.946 g of total monounsaturated fatAlthough not generally higher than safflower oil, 42it can be as high as 74.946 g of 5%. Other triglycerides present in notable quantities are oleic acid, 136and palmitic acid.032 g of total polyunsaturated fats, 136It is less likely than some other oils to become rancid.032 g of linoleic acid It is more stable than safflower oil and 602 mg of phytosterols in linseed oil. Poppyseed oil is a carrier oil, having little or no odor and a pleasant taste. The primary aroma compound responsible for its flavor is 2-pentylfuran; also present are the same serving sizevolatile compounds 1-pentanol, 1-hexanal, 1-hexanol, and caproic acid.
**In the 19th century, this oil was used for various purposes such as cooking oil, fuel or lamp oil, varnish and making paint and soaps.
**It is used as massage oil.
**It supports the absorption of Vitamin A.
**Iodine Deficiency : In some regions where iodized salt is not available, iodized poppyseed oil is the standard for preventing iodine deficiency and its complications including goiter. It may be given by mouth or by injection, injection being markedly more effective
**The intake of teaspoon of poppy seed oil before bed helps to treat sleeplessness.
**Poppy seeds provide relief from asthma and symptoms of whooping cough.
**It is also used to treat stomach problems such as diarrhea.
**Poppyseed oil had long been used as a carrier for embolizing agents to treat tumors. In the 1980s, in order to better understand the action of these agents, poppyseed oil was replaced with lipiodol, to use its properties as a contrast agent.[18] It soon became apparent that the lipiodol was selectively taken up by tumors. Whether this is true also of poppyseed oil is unknown.
**It prevents the growth of tumor.